You could use the XLConnect package to do this. For example, something like this might do the trick ...
library(XLConnect) mysheet <- "Sheet4" wb <- loadWorkbook("C:/temp/MyData.xlsx") wbsheets <- getSheets(wb) mysheet %in% wbsheets Jean On Tue, Oct 29, 2013 at 3:26 PM, Ron Michael <ron_michae...@yahoo.com>wrote: > Hi, > > I am looking for some R function which will tell me, whether a particular > sheet in an Excel file (.xlsx/.xls) exists or not. I just need to get some > TRUE/FALSE type of answer. > > Can somebody give me any pointer if such function exists or not? > > Thanks and regards, > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.